BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee women’s basketball standout Rickea Jackson has repeated as an All-SEC First Team selection by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced on Tuesday morning. Jackson, a 6-foot-2 forward, became only the fifth Lady Vol since 2012 to do that in back-to-back campaigns. The previous repeat first-teamers during that stretch were Meighan Simmons (2013, 2014), Isabelle…… MORE
It’s day two (Tuesday) in the murder trial of a Fountain City woman accused of killing her young daughter. Robin Howington is accused of shooting her 5 year-old daughter at a home on Balsam Drive in 2019. She’s charged with felony murder, child neglect, false reporting and tampering with evidence. In court yesterday (Monday), Prosecutors…… MORE
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A deadly plane crash in Middle Tennessee on I-40 E in West Nashville just past the Charlotte Pike exit., all five people on board the single engine plane died in the crash. Officials say the pilot of the plane requested an emergency landing at John C Tune Airport saying they were experiencing engine problems. The…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – New Tennessee assistant coaches De’Rail Sims and William Inge met with the media on Monday, two weeks before the Volunteers begin spring football practice in the fourth year of the Josh Heupel era. Sims joins the program as running backs coach after serving in the same role at James Madison, East Carolina, Louisville and most…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore Karlyn Pickens tossed her fourth complete-game shutout Monday afternoon as the ninth-ranked Lady Vols defeated Longwood 7-0 to close out the 2024 Tennessee Classic at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Pickens – who carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning – struck out 10 and walked a pair as she held the Lancers to one hit.…… MORE
Today is Super Tuesday and the Tennessee Secretary of State says you can report anything suspicious you may see today at the polls. Tennessee is #1 nationwide for election integrity. A toll free number is in place to report suspected fraud, 1-877-850-4959. Election officials say all registered voters should know it’s easy to cast a…… MORE
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews continue working around the clock repairing potholes along interstates and state routes caused by January’s record winter storm. The statewide effort is using all available resources, including contract crews, to repair the damaged areas as quickly as possible. TDOT has laid more than double the amount of mix this…… MORE
Clinton, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identifies the victim of an officer-involved shooting Sunday in Clinton. TBI officials say 25-year-old Isaiah Gregory Hill died after Clinton police responded to the 1000 block of Medaris Street for a reported suicidal person around 8:00 p.m. TBI says the officer found Hill in a parking lot…… MORE
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) A woman found dead last month in Cocke County has been identified. Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say 26-year-old Michella Day was found dead off of Punkton Road on February 24. CCSO says Day was originally from California but was living in Hamblen County. While the office is still…… MORE
